18/01/2013 | Argentina

CFK arrives in Vietnam, to meet with Le Hoang Quan tomorrow

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner arrived this morning in Vietnam, the last destination on her tour of the Middle East and Southern Asia, and is set to meet with its president Le Hoang Quan tomorrow.

20/01/2013 | Argentina

CFK's trip through Vietnamese tunnels - In Pictures

23/01/2013 | Argentina

CFK arrives in Buenos Aires, returns to work in Olivos

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner arrived this morning to Buenos Aires from Vietnam, following tour of the Middle East and southern Asia that began on January 13.

13/01/2011 | Argentina

Thieves steal $362,000 allocated for CFK's trip to Mid-East

Thieves stole a government official who was carrying part of the money allocated to President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s trip to Middle East, official sources said.

18/01/2011 | Argentina

'New trade agreements can stimulate Argentine economy'

With reference to trade agreements being made by the President in the Kuwait, Federal Planning Minister, Julio De Vido mentioned that, “it is hugely important because these agreements can stimulate Argentine economy,” in terms of trading and exports.

22/01/2011 | Argentina

CFK arrives after closing Middle-East tour

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner arrived before midday in the military sector of the Metropolitan Airport after her tour through Kuwait, Qatar and Turkey. During the tour she signed several bilateral agreements related to energy, science, education and tourism, amongst others.

09/11/2012 | World

Iran, UN nuclear agency to resume talks in December

Iran will return to talks with the UN nuclear agency next month, both sides said today, the latest push to seek a peaceful end to a dispute that has raised fears of a new Middle East war.

14/05/2012 | World

Palestinian inmates agree to end hunger strike

Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails agreed to an Egyptian-brokered deal aimed at ending a mass hunger strike that challenged Israel's policy of detention without trial and raised fears of a bloody Palestinian backlash if any protesters died.

28/05/2012 | World

Powerful 'Flame' cyber weapon found in Iran

Security experts have discovered a highly sophisticated computer virus in Iran and the Middle East that they believe was deployed at least five years ago to engage in state-sponsored cyber espionage.

31/05/2012 | World

Syria on brink of sectarian civil war, West says

Syria is nearing full-blown sectarian civil war that would be catastrophic for the entire Middle East, Western nations said, urging Russia to end its support for President Bashar al-Assad and put pressure on him to stop the bloodshed.

10/11/2011 | World

White House: Middle East envoy to step down

Dennis Ross, a senior aide to President Barack Obama on the Middle East, has decided to step down from his post, the White House said today.

25/01/2012 | World

Israeli-Palestinian talks end with no progress

Israeli-Palestinian talks aimed at reviving peace negotiations ended in Jordan without achieving any progress and President Mahmoud Abbas plans to consult fellow Arabs on his next move, Palestinian officials said.

19/03/2012 | World

Obama calls Abbas to discuss Middle East peace

US President Barack Obama spoke to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas for the first time in six months to discuss the long-stalled Middle East peace process, the White House said.

17/05/2011 | World

Obama presses for peace on the Middle East

US President Barack Obama said it was "more vital than ever" to seek to revive long-stalled Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking, even as political upheaval convulses much of the broader Middle East.

11/10/2011 | World

Israel, Hamas agree prisoner swap to free Shalit

Israel and Gaza's Hamas Islamist rulers agreed to swap more than 1,000 Palestinian prisoners for Israeli captive soldier Gilad Shalit, resolving one of the most emotive and intractable issues between them.

08/11/2011 | World

White House says Quartet to meet Israelis, Palestinians next Monday

Envoys of the "Quartet" of Middle East peace mediators will meet separately with Israeli and Palestinian officials on November 14 in Jerusalem, their latest effort to jump-start the stalled peace process, the US State Department said today.

08/01/2011 | World

Israel envoy to discuss reviving peace talks in US

An envoy of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will travel to Washington next week to discuss ways to revive Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, a statement from Netanyahu's office said.

05/02/2011 | World

Clinton warns of 'perfect storm' in Middle East

The Middle East faces a "perfect storm" of unrest and regional leaders must quickly enact real democratic reforms or risk even greater instability, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said.

19/02/2011 | World

Palestinians will not spurn US despite veto, Abbas

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said he would continue to cooperate with the United States despite Washington's veto of a UN resolution condemning Israeli settlements on occupied land.